A C182 pilot and his passenger were surprised when, while circumnaving military airspace, they got a closer view of a C141 than they desired. The reporter resolves to give more room to such airspace in the future.

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Attributes
ACN	371581
Time
Date	199706
Day	Mon
Local Time Of Day	0601 To 1200
Place
Locale Reference	atc facility : rbv
State Reference	NJ
Altitude	msl bound lower : 3500 msl bound upper : 3500
Environment
Flight Conditions	VMC
Light	Daylight
Aircraft 1
Controlling Facilities	military facility : wri tracon : phl tower : ric
Operator	general aviation : personal
Make Model Name	Small Aircraft, High Wing, 1 Eng, Retractable Gear
Flight Phase	cruise other
Flight Plan	None
Aircraft 2
Operator	other
Make Model Name	Military Trainer
Navigation In Use	Other Other
Flight Phase	other
Flight Plan	IFR
Person 1
Affiliation	Other
Function	flight crew : single pilot
Qualification	pilot : instrument pilot : commercial
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 30 flight time total : 1020 flight time type : 95
ASRS Report	371581
Person 2
Affiliation	government : military
Function	flight crew : captain oversight : pic
Qualification	pilot : military
Events
Anomaly	conflict : airborne less severe other anomaly other
Independent Detector	other flight crewa other other : unspecified
Resolutory Action	flight crew : took evasive action
Consequence	Other
Miss Distance	horizontal : 3000 vertical : 0
Supplementary
Primary Problem	Flight Crew Human Performance
Air Traffic Incident	other

Narrative:

I was en route from fdk to blm airport. Philadelphia approach gave vectors through the class B and 'released me direct to blm remain on squawk code and have a day.' this heading would take me through the A-220 airspace near mcguire AFB. Using the rbv VOR and onboard GPS map, I remained outside the airspace and believe it so as it was crosschecked on the VOR and the GPS. My passenger and I were treated to the underside view of a military transport no less than 1/2 mi at our 4-5 O'clock position level. That plane was in a 30-40 degree bank away from us. I was still on phl approach frequency and code and not expecting any warnings and remained on it till destination. No one called. I submit this to express concern that I was targeted or not seen close to their airspace and will be giving a wider berth next time around military airspace.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: A C182 PLT AND HIS PAX WERE SURPRISED WHEN, WHILE CIRCUMNAVING MIL AIRSPACE, THEY GOT A CLOSER VIEW OF A C141 THAN THEY DESIRED. THE RPTR RESOLVES TO GIVE MORE ROOM TO SUCH AIRSPACE IN THE FUTURE.

Narrative: I WAS ENRTE FROM FDK TO BLM ARPT. PHILADELPHIA APCH GAVE VECTORS THROUGH THE CLASS B AND 'RELEASED ME DIRECT TO BLM REMAIN ON SQUAWK CODE AND HAVE A DAY.' THIS HEADING WOULD TAKE ME THROUGH THE A-220 AIRSPACE NEAR MCGUIRE AFB. USING THE RBV VOR AND ONBOARD GPS MAP, I REMAINED OUTSIDE THE AIRSPACE AND BELIEVE IT SO AS IT WAS XCHKED ON THE VOR AND THE GPS. MY PAX AND I WERE TREATED TO THE UNDERSIDE VIEW OF A MIL TRANSPORT NO LESS THAN 1/2 MI AT OUR 4-5 O'CLOCK POS LEVEL. THAT PLANE WAS IN A 30-40 DEG BANK AWAY FROM US. I WAS STILL ON PHL APCH FREQ AND CODE AND NOT EXPECTING ANY WARNINGS AND REMAINED ON IT TILL DEST. NO ONE CALLED. I SUBMIT THIS TO EXPRESS CONCERN THAT I WAS TARGETED OR NOT SEEN CLOSE TO THEIR AIRSPACE AND WILL BE GIVING A WIDER BERTH NEXT TIME AROUND MIL AIRSPACE.

Data retrieved from NASA's ASRS site as of July 2007 and automatically converted to unabbreviated mixed upper/lowercase text. This report is for informational purposes with no guarantee of accuracy. See NASA's ASRS site for official report.